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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Creamy Dill Dressing

Homemade dressings are easy and this Creamy Dill Dressing is no exception!

One of my husband's clients gave him some fresh garden zucchini and some cucumbers. Our cucumbers are not ready yet as he planted them late. However we are just starting to get ripe grape tomatoes from the garden for which I am thrilled. They taste so much better than those from the grocery store. It's like biting into a mini tomato! Hence my dinner last evening was all vegetables and included this salad with a home made Creamy Dill Dressing.

It's a snap to put together as you'll soon find out. And, it's inexpensive to make. My cost was $2.15 and it makes about 2 cups of dressing. Compared to most chemically laden dressing on the market this is on the inexpensive side and so much better for you.

1/4 cup dried parsley

1 tbsp. garlic powder

1 tbsp. dill weed

1 tbsp. onion powder

1 tsp. dried basil

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1 cup milk

1 cup mayonnaise

Mix all of the spices together in a medium sized bowl with a whisk.

To the spices add the 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of mayonnaise. Whisk well until fully incorporated then refrigerate until using.

To make the salad:

1-2 large cucumbers

1/2 pint grape tomatoes - slice in half

romaine lettuce leaves

salt to taste

Ranch dressing

Slice your cucumbers in rounds and cut the grape tomatoes in half. Sprinkle with salt and toss together.

Take a romaine lettuce leaf and add the cucumber salad on top.

Drizzle with the Ranch Dressing and you have a great light lunch, dinner or side salad to a meal.

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I am Patty Anderson and welcome to my blog, "Cooking On A Budget". My focus here is showing people that you can cook home made meals for you and your family even if your grocery budget is tight. Many of my recipes are those that I grew up with and many are recipes I made for the short time I owned a food to go restaurant. The others are new creations and recipes inspired by cookbooks.I hope you enjoy the blog and feel free to leave comments under the posts or ask questions. For those that need assistance with food budgets I am always available. You can contact me directly via e-mail at: panderson54@snet.netBrands can contact me as well at the above e-mail address for sponsored posts and my rates.